Realist evaluation as a framework for the assessment of teaching about the improvement of care

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 661-667

  Ogrinc, Greg ^a   Batalden, Paul ^b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77449119928     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20091113-08     Document Type: Article

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